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Why parents love Calla- The calla lily is the most elegant wedding and funeral flower.
- Georgia O'Keeffe's calla paintings are among the most iconic.
- Five letters with a clean, beautiful sound: KAL-ah.
- The meaning beautiful is the most directly Greek.
- The flower appears at weddings AND funerals — maximum duality.
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The vibe of Calla
beautifulGreekkaloscalla lilyO'Keeffeweddingfuneralrebirtheleganticonic
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Origin & history of Calla
Greek kalos (beautiful)
→ calla lily
→ Calla
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English / Greek roots
Calla comes from the Greek kalos meaning beautiful, or the calla lily — the most elegant flower for weddings and funerals. O'Keeffe's calla paintings are iconic.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Greek; Georgia O'Keeffe's calla paintings.
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Today
Calla remains a beloved choice, ranking #1565 in the US. 4,251 babies have been named Calla since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Calla?
2017
peak year
Today, Calla is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1565), with only about 139 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2017, 176 babies were given the name (ranked #1322 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Calla's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 4,251 babies have been registered as Calla since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
176
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,322)
(ranked #1,322)
139
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,390
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
4,251
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Calla2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Calla's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — beautiful nurturing. People named Calla tend to be elegant, dual, and gifted at being the flower at both the wedding and the funeral.
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Flower at wedding AND funeral✦
O'Keeffe-iconic◈
Greek-beautiful◎
Calla-lily♡
Rebirth-eleganceC3
A1
L3
L3
A1
Sum: 11 → Life path 2
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Personality of Calla🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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